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Rh "I suppose no one," he said, "is absolutely averse to enormous wealth. Of course there is one thing"

He paused. I stood still.

"It is just possible, you know, that we may not be able to make it after all! It may be one of those things that are a theoretical possibility, but a practical absurdity. Or when we make it, there may be some little hitch!"

"We'll tackle the hitch when it comes," said I.